Drunk Driving: laws and penalties worldwideDrunk drivers face very different penalties in different countries around the world. They can be imprisoned, have their car impounded, or even face the death penalty.18:59 10.12.2012
What changes lie in store for non-profit organizationsUnder the "foreign agents" law, the "foreign agents" will be entered into a special registry and various legal regulations will be applied to them, which will not apply to ordinary non-profit organizations. The regulations will stipulate specific accountability and checks.13:36 20.07.2012
Filtering & Blocking Internet Resources: A Global PerspectiveOn July 11, the State Duma approved in the second and third readings a law on setting up a single registry of domains and websites with illegal content. The registry will be established as of November. A draft law envisaging the blacklist was submitted to the State Duma in early June and adopted in the first reading on July 6. The list will include websites with information harmful for children, especially child pornography or promoting suicide or drugs. The Internet community reacted negatively to the bill, fearing government censorship.16:13 16.07.2012
New protest law in detailOn June 5, the State Duma passed the draft law and the Federation Council approved it the following day. The draft was then signed into law by President Vladimir Putin.17:34 13.06.2012
February 4: weekend rallies in central MoscowOver 160,000 people demonstrated in Moscow on Feb. 4.11:51 07.02.2012
Rally for free and fair elections in MoscowTens of thousands of people joined Saturday’s protest in Moscow. According to the police, 20,000 protesters gathered in Bolotnaya Square and 5,000 more crowded into adjacent areas. The organizers of the meeting claimed that 40,000 people took part.09:21 13.12.2011
Penalties for drug-related crimes in RussiaA comparative table of punishments for crimes involving narcotics and psychoactive substances.14:32 12.12.2011
Three detained over Promsvyazbank embezzlement allegationsA Moscow court ordered media technology expert Olga Arkharova, PR specialist Inna Churilova and journalist Alexandra Bayazitova to be kept in custody until October 7 over alleged extortion from Promsvyazbank.11:35 11.08.2022
Ex-St. Petersburg lawmaker sentenced to 9 years in prison on bribery chargesRoman Koval, a former lawmaker of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, was sentenced to 9 years in prison for large-scale corruption.15:18 11.08.2022
Ex-TV journalist placed under house arrest for alleged spreading fake newsMoscow's Basmanny District Court placed former Russian TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova under house arrest in a criminal case where she is charged with spreading fake information about the country's armed forces.17:46 11.08.2022